The Java Developer's Companion

Welcome to the Java Developer's Companion 1.1!

Welcome to the Java Developer's Companion, which gives you "out of the box" access to the API documentation, development kits and products you need to develop for the Java Platform. Since its introduction in May 1995, the Java Platform has been adopted more quickly across the industry than any other new technology in computing history. Today, all major computing platform vendors have signed up to integrate Java as a core component of their products, paving the way for widespread deployment of Internet and intranet Java based applications and applets.

The power of the Java Platform lies in the unparalleled value it offers. Developers enjoy reduced development costs by taking advantage of a simple and complete development platform. Best of all, Java's platform-independent architecture and widespread industry support provide a consistent execution environment that opens your application to the broadest installed base of users in the world.